Name Legacy

Lorretta

Recorded 1893–2000 · United States

Lorretta was most popular in 1957, when 62 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,209 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,708 people named Lorretta.

Most popular in1957
Rank that year#2,209
Births that year62
Total since 18802,708
Given to100% girls

Lorretta over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Lorretta’s peak in 1957. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lorretta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lorretta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,708 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Lorretta

Where Lorretta is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org